Thank you so much for all your support! I hope the winners will tag themselves!! I will send out emails tonight! Sorry it was late! I was in a 2 hour meeting and it went on and on and onnn....

Mar 17, 2011 Y10:43 AM

Hello,

Since we will doing the draw tomorrow noon I want to ask ALL of you who got a ticket to go check all your tickets to ensure that they match with what I have on the blog. I have checked and I believe everything is accurate. However, there are many tickets and many people so there are chances of mistakes.

If you want to tell me something is wrong please do so asap. If you don't tell me before I draw, then the prize will go according to the master list, which will be the list on my website!!

I donated all the proceeds right away. We raised 2,363 which is a little less than 200,000yen. But i wanted to donate 200,000yen.. so i just paid the difference from my own pocket anyways.

I had issues with google check out to the Japanese Red Cross because you can donate a max of 50,000yen at once which is a little less than 500 USD. So i had to put it through as 4 separate payments. Imagine that! Google never anticipated anyone to donate more than 500 at once! I guess they didn't factor in the power of many people's kindness pooled together!

If you want to see detailed receipts, which I have, please flickr mail me! I will forward them to you, but I will blank out my credit card and my home address.

Note: Japanese Red Cross do not accept paypal. So i had to use my own credit card to donate first, then withdraw the money in paypal to my bank account then pay off the credit card. =)

PS: Will send an email out to all who got a ticket to notify them that I have donated. I know not everyone uses flickr or has me as friend on flickr!

Mar 14, 2011 Y3:08 PM

UPDATE: (march 15, 2011)Due to popular demands I will be adding another 300 tickets at $5 each! So more people can have a chance to take part in this great cause! I am truly, deeply touched by everyone and their support! The dolly community have so far shown compassion beyond anything I have seen in all my 6 years of collecting! Lets keep spreading the words and work together to raise another $1,250 for JAPAN!!! I know this is a very high target but there are SO MANY of us and when we work together we can really do anything!!

xoxomihaku

Hello all,

I am hosting a Charity Auction for Japan. I am going to donate my Brand New Matryoshka Maiden Blythe Doll for this purpose. I got this doll while i was studying in Japan 2 years ago. I thought i will keep it forever as a memorial of all the fond memories I have of japan. I lived in the Tohoku area (akita city) while i was there. I really love japan and it's people. Over the last few days I haven't been able to sleep well or eat well! My heart is really broken and I always worry about all my friends in Japan. So far, I have received all good news from my friends over in Japan, but I know there are many who are not as fortunate. I really want to raise $1,000 by selling these raffle tickets. Selling 200 tickets at $5 each. I have carefully chosen my charity. They will be going to: Japanese Red Cross Society. The funds will go directly to Japan! Which is the most important for me!!

Thank you all for your compassion for all the people of Japan.

xoxomihaku=======================RESULTS=============================At the end of the rainbow there is HOPE! Which is more precious than GOLD!

I want to thank you all for this wonderful kindness. I can't even begin to say how happy and touched I am. I'm actually crying right now. =(

I know i was going to only sell 450 tickets, but last night SO MANY people just sent me paypal and I didn't know we were over 450 until this morning when i tallied everything up. I didn't have to turn these people away. Sorry for adding an extra 19 tickets without notice to those who already purchased tickets. I know it lowers your chance of winning the prize, but i know at this point it's not even the prize anymore. I feel like I already won the most precious prize out of this whole raffle which is feeling like I made a difference! If i were to do this own my own, I would never have been able to raise so much money! Thank you to ALL of you from the bottom of my heart! I really appreciate everything! I have learned so so much from every single one of you. And those small notes in the paypal message and the comments here are so precious! I will forever save them in my mail box! To remind me that a small act of kindness really does go along way!

======================FACTS====================================Tickets: 269Funds: 2363 (We have a bit extra because some people either sent more and didn't want the tickets)People: 212 people got ticketsTime: Less than 48 hoursAverage Donation per Person: 11.1Average Ticket per Person: 2.2 tickets

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We not accepting anymore tickets! We are SOLD OUT! WOW!

Cost: $5 each ticketNumber of tickets: 200Prize: Grand Prize = Brand New Neo Matryoshka Maiden Blythe Doll2nd Prize = Brand New Momoko Cowgirl Blond Version3rd Prize = Alice's Tea Party Illustration by Johnathan Roberts It's 11"x14" mixed media illustration (http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnathan_roberts/)4th Prize = An outfit by me (I will make it before the draw is over and post photos I will make 2 dresses, 2nd person will get the chose first, and the 3rd person gets the other dress not chosen)Donations to: Japanese Red Cross Society

Instruction:Please send funds to my paypal indicating what number you would like. (if 2 people want the same number, I will give the first person the number they want and the next person the number after. Ex. A and B wants the #5. A was first, he gets #5 and B will get #6) You are allowed to buy as many tickets as you want.

I am going to change the instructions a bit to make it easier for myself! Please just send me payment and I will assign the tickets in blocks. Fo the 1st 200 tickets it took me a lot of time too assign the tickets because people were able to choose. I hope everyone understands. Sorry about this.

Paypal: removed

Details:

Shipping fees are all included. (EMS to countries worldwide at my own expense) I will also cover all the paypal fees. So if we are able to sell all 200 tickets and raise $1,000 all $1,000 will be donated to Japanese Red Cross.

The Raffle will end when 200 tickets are sold, but if i find that the tickets are not selling, I will end it and draw the number. I want the funds to be sent as soon as possible. (But i will keep it until Sunday, March 20th, 2011)

In paypal you can send payment either as gift or as something you have purchased. One you have purchased a ticket(s) I will send you a jpeg photo! You can upload onto your flickr or website to show that you have support Japan's relief efforts and raise awareness too!!

These cute Dear Deers may be the perfect gift for Valentines day. They are made with 100% cotton. I have chosen to use cotton instead of the traditional felt because there are more cute pattern for cotton and it allows me to be more creative. Deer Dears are handmade and each one is unique. I only have 2 available right now.

Price: $36 + $6 shipping.

Note: Deer Dears will be shipped in a box and carefully wrapped. Please email me at schen0215@gmail.com to purchase!

Jan 24, 2010 Y9:48 AM

These school day sets are made with 100% cotton and love. If some of you who know me well will know that I'm a huge fan of school uniforms, so it seems very appropriate that I release these School Days sets as my first sale items.